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It鈥檚 sad that children dress as witches

Halloween is here again. Ghosts, goblins, demons and witches roam the night. And children dressed up as such roam the streets collecting candy or else. But wait, witches are not part of Halloween night.

Benefit agreements raise living standards

Re: 鈥淔airness matters 鈥 tell the government,鈥 comment, Oct. 24. The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association dates back to 1975, making it the self-proclaimed elder statesman of sa国际传媒鈥檚 non-union construction employer鈥檚 representatives.

We need examples of聽voting results

I believe that before the last proportional-representation referendum, models were produced that showed what the distribution of seats in the legislature would have been under the proposed PR system compared with the actual distribution achieved in t

Socialists captured the word 鈥榩rogressive鈥

Re: 鈥 鈥楶rogressives鈥 ignore consequences,鈥 letter, Oct. 26. The greatest victory of socialists has been the capture of the word 鈥減rogressive.鈥 Implication: If you are not 鈥減rogressive,鈥 you are reactionary.

Brits want to be treated better in sa国际传媒

When it comes to buying a house, it would be nice if you Canadians treated us Brits the same in sa国际传媒 as we treat you in Great Britain.

Yes side hates small聽parties

The Elections sa国际传媒 Voter鈥檚 Guide 鈥 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform tells us that under proportional representation, any party polling fewer than five per cent would be automatically excluded from representation in the legislature.

Crowd eager for better voting system

Re: 鈥淗organ, Weaver whip up rally for proportional representation,鈥 column, Oct. 24. The title of this column is misleading.

PR will bring fairness to voting

There are those who question the fairness of having a 50 per cent plus one threshold determine the result of the coming sa国际传媒 referendum on electoral reform, while paradoxically championing our current archaic electoral system: first-past-the-post.

Opponents make outrageous claims

Voter apathy was seen again in our recent elections, certainly due to disillusionment among the electorate, who find it increasingly difficult to have a meaningful say in electing representatives in various levels of government.

Use free votes in聽the legislature

After the last provincial election in British Columbia, one politician suggested that because more than 50 per cent of the voters voted against the sa国际传媒 Liberals, they should not govern.